The United States will look to position their disappointing defeat to Canada in the back of them fast once they host Honduras in Minnesota on Wednesday.
Gregg Berhalter's men lost 2-0 to the Canucks on the weekend - their first World Cup qualifying defeat to Canada on the grounds that November 1980.
The USMNT had been outplayed and outfought across the 90 mins and realize they ought to beat Honduras to maintain 2nd vicinity inside the group and keep away from a nervous run-in.
Luckily, the visitors arrive in Minnesota bottom of the qualifying institution, without a win in 10 games, and are out of the running for Qatar 2022. The situations at Allianz Field can be extraordinarily cold, and the US will hope this produces some other lackluster Honduran performance.
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When is kick off? Wednesday 2 February, 19:30 (EST) Where is the in shape being performed? Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota TV channel/stay move? Fox Sports 1, TUDN USA Highlights? U.S Soccer YouTube Channel
Tim Weah turned into unable to travel to Canada because of a vaccination issue however returns to the roster on Wednesday night, offering Berhalter a much-wanted attacking boost.
However, the USMNT might be missing two key figures in Tyler Adams and Chris Richards, with the previous injuring his foot and the latter picking up a hamstring problem. The loss of Adams' leadership on the field could be specifically unfavorable.
Los Catrachos input the match without any clean injuries or suspensions. CF Montreal ahead Romell Quioto and previous Houston Dynamo celebrity Alberth Elis might be of challenge to a depleted USMNT protection. Elis, particularly, will ought to be watched carefully after scoring eight goals in 14 Ligue 1 appearances for Bordeaux this season.
The previous assembly between those sides changed into of unique importance, with teenage striker Ricardo Pepi scoring a goal and assisting another on his USMNT debut to inspire a four-1 comeback win. Pepi has, of direction, due to the fact secured a massive-cash circulate to Augsburg within the German Bundesliga.
